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DEFCM003B
Analyse causes and identify countermeasures for injuries in physical activities

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit was developed for Defence workers involved in analysing causes and identifying countermeasures for injuries in physical activities as a workplace responsibility, but is applicable to all individuals who work in this field.

Typically, these individuals must demonstrate the ability to work independently or as part of a team under indirect supervision. They must be able to use discretion and judgement and take responsibility for the quality of their outputs.

All activities are carried out in accordance with legislative, organisational policies and procedures

This unit covers the competency required to establish the root cause/s of injuries occurring in physical activity, to develop countermeasures, to report the analysis, and to make recommendations to supervisors.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. In a Defence context, this means that there is no civilian need to hold this unit in order to meet licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements.

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Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to:

prepare for a causal analysis

identify contributing factors involved in causing injury

identify root causes of injury

recommend countermeasures

demonstrate knowledge of relevant work health and safety legislative frameworks

identify analysis tools and methods appropriate to the workplace

demonstrate the application of the principles and practices of work health and safety

identify intervention points for advice to assist in work and to guide problem solving

Consistency in performance

Evidence for competency in this unit must be gathered over time and across a range of workplace or simulated situations.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or under conditions that accurately simulate a realistic workplace in accordance with all relevant legislation and organisation requirements.

Specific resources for assessment

Access to:

real or scenario based injury producing activities

workplace in which causal analysis can be applied

background documentation/templates/tools

workplace health and safety guidelines

organisational policies and procedures

duty statements and/or job descriptions

personnel for interview and questioning

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

analytical and critical reasoning

advanced literacy skills

strong communication skills to elicit and convey information through:

listening

questioning

paraphrasing

clarifying

summarising

information seeking skills

team work

Required Knowledge

causation models and definitions

cause and effect diagrams

data collection and management procedures

format of a brief

format of an oral presentation

hierarchy of controls

organisational policies and procedures

organisational structure and function

safety risk and Haddon’s Matrices

workplace health and safety guidelines

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Background documentation may include:

administrative instructions relating to equipment/activity

credible articles and reports on causes of injury in the activity

injury incident reports/injury surveillance reports

previous postactivity reports relating to the equipment/activity

risk and safety management plans for the activity

risk registers and hazard logs relating to equipment and activity

safety inspection reports relating to equipment/facilities

standing orders/routine orders/lesson or activity plans relating to equipment/activity

Relevant personnel may include:

equipment designers/builders

fitness leaders

injured participants and their peers

physical training instructors

preventive health staff

safety staff

training personnel/instructors/coaches

other key stakeholders and subject matter experts

Provide input to the causal analysismay include:

providing direct assistance in the analysis

providing relevant information prior to, or at the time of, the analysis

Other relevant sources may include:

faulty/failed equipment

incident reports

photographic material

video footage

Methods and tools to be used in the analysis may include:

analysing components and aspects of activities which appear to be associated with greater risk of injury

interviewing relevant personnel

observing and/or reviewing activities

reviewing relevant information sources

reviewing the contexts in which the activities are commonly conducted

Contributing factors typically involved in causing injury may include:

equipment failure

errors made by the injured person

errors made by another person

hazards such as potential sources of damage to the body

lack of conditioning/skill

lack of personal protective equipment

operating at greater speed

peer pressure/social influences

poor visibility

stress or fatigue

system errors

Interviews withrelevant personnel may include:

participants

persons conducting the activity

persons experienced in the activity

regular observers of the activity

Organisational analytical tools may include:

cause and effect diagrams

Haddon’s matrix

other safety risk management/injury prevention matrices

safety risk management/injury prevention checklists

Validation may include:

cross validation

triangulation methods

Developing countermeasures from first principles may include:

Defence Injury Prevention Program Procedures

Haddon’s List of Preventive Strategies

Hierarchy of Controls

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Appropriate background documentation is identified, obtained and assembled to collate all relevant facts and information that may guide and contribute to the causal analysis. 
Relevant personnel are identified and requested to provide input to the causal analysis. 
Other relevant sources of information regarding injury causation are identified and assembled. 
Methods and tools to be used in the analysis are identified, specified and prepared. in accordance with organisational procedures and guidelines 
Relevant information sources are reviewed to determine contributing factors typically involved in causing injury. 
Activities are observed and/or reviewed. 
Interviews withrelevant personnel are conducted with relevant personnel. 
Contexts in which the activities are commonly conducted are reviewed. 
Components and aspects of activities which appear to be associated with greater risk of injury are analysed in detail. 
Data is recorded using organisational analytical tools in order to compile inputs to the analysis. 
Final list of contributing factors involved in injury causation is determined, validated and recorded by crossreferencing results from all causal analysis activities. 
Root causes of injury in the activity are determined through further analysis of the final list of contributing factors in the light of contextual information. 
List of root causes of injury is determined, validated and recorded. 
Effective countermeasures are identified where possible, for each root cause of injury, from available information and subject matter experts. 
Where no proven countermeasure can be identified, countermeasures are developed from first principles, in consultation with subject matter experts. 
Written and oral causal analysis report, including details of recommended countermeasures, is prepared in accordance with organisational policy and procedures and is delivered to decisionmakers for consideration. 

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